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顿挫抑扬

dùn cuò yì yáng

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Definitions

  1. 1. cadence
  2. 2. modulation

Child Words of 顿挫抑扬

扬
yáng

to raise

顿
dùn

to stop

抑
yì

to restrain

抑扬
yì yáng

modulation (rising and falling pitch)

挫
cuò

obstructed

顿挫
dùn cuò

a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes